Defining Terrorism As the Peacetime Equivalent of War Crimes: Problems and Prospects
16 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2020
Date Written: 2004
Abstract
This article examines the proposal to define terrorism as the peacetime equivalent of war crimes in the context of answering two questions: First, why might it be useful to define terrorism by reference to the existing laws of war? And second, what are the potential negative consequences which might counsel against such an approach?
Keywords: Terriorism
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Scharf, Michael P., Defining Terrorism As the Peacetime Equivalent of War Crimes: Problems and Prospects (2004). 36 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 359 (2004), Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3547489
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